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How is your QT Tank? Is it heated, Is it dimly lit, Does it have some water movement, Is the water from your main cycled tank or new. The QT tank...
Wow....Nice Tank
I would definely contact the seller and inform them of the situation and condition you received it in. They may have some advise for you and / or at...
Hi, have fun.....
geekdafied, Wow, that thread has really good info. I have to admit that I could probably go skimmerless as my skimmer is small for my tank and...
Dry skimming will produce a dense foam layer which is dark in color with concetrated waste material (less volume). Wet skimmimg will produce a thin...
I would normally agree but it's been sitting on the LFS floor dry for who knows how long and he's power washed it so I'm thinking he's fairly safe....
I think you better take it nice and slow and do a lot of reading first. A stingray needs lots of room and needs lots of care and probably nothing...
It goes Nitrite, Ammonia, Nitrate. When your Nitrate (not Nitrite) goes down to near 0 your tank has usually cycled.
Hey BluePhish, I hope you mean't Nitrate not Nitrite You want Nitrite = 0, Ammonia = 0 and then Nitrate near 0 before you have finished the cycle.
I wouldn't worry about it and just keep going. It may even feed the bacteria and help.
I use the APC UPS 650. It will run my sump pump and heater for 55 mins. I also have a backup gas generator if necessary but we've never had a power...
Get a bigger tank or you will be faced with the same question again and again. If you can't get a bigger tank go with the wife. A happy wife is a...
PH will always go down after the lights go out and therfore will be lowest in the morning. I don't know about A&H but normally you use a PH up just...
My Anenome which has been very white with purple tips now has a few tenticles that are brownish. They are still fully extended and look good other...
Green hair algae is caused by Nitrates, Phophates and light. Unless you are using good RO/DI water DO NOT do a water change as it will just introduce...
Diatoms are brown. I would try to keep it off the class by cleaning daily if possible. I'm not a big fan of cleaning the sand, that is where all the...
Coralife has some neat and cheap refug lights.
Don't worry about the brown spots (diatom algae) they will go away. Nomally part of the cycling process. Usually caused because you didn't use good...
I've had one in my tank now for 9 months. He's been thru a lot and is great. I have lot's of corals and he doesn't bother them at all other than the...
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